“Sympathizer” or “Sympathiser”

Language

Sympathizer and sympathiser are both English terms.

Usage

Sympathizer is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while sympathiser is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
sympathizer	96	31	63	100	80	51	0	62	52	0	0	0
sympathiser	4	69	37	0	20	49	0	38	48	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "sympathizer" over "sympathiser" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "sympathiser" over "sympathizer".
• In India, there is a preference for "sympathizer" over "sympathiser" (63 to 37).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "sympathizer" over "sympathiser" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "sympathizer" over "sympathiser" (80 to 20).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "sympathizer" over "sympathiser" (51 to 49).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathizer" and "sympathiser".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "sympathizer" over "sympathiser" (62 to 38).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "sympathizer" over "sympathiser" (52 to 48).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathizer" and "sympathiser".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathizer" and "sympathiser".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathizer" and "sympathiser".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use sympathizer or sympathiser with sample sentences.

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